Raincoat



W. GEISLER Jan. 19 192s.

RAINCOAT Filed July 5, 1925 INVENTOR. [MID-ER 65/31. ER

W (1/ w ATTORNEYS.

Patented Jan. 19, 1926.

WALTER GEISLEB, 01 NEW YOBK, I. Y.

BAINCOAT.

Application filed July 3,

To alt whom it may 001mm:

Be it known that I, WALTER GEISLER, a citizen of Germany, residing at New York city, county of New York, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Raincoats, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in wearing apparel, and has particular refer-- once to a raincoat.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved raincoat of simple and inexpensive construction, which may be easily and quickly donned and removed, and which will adequately protect the garments of the wearer.

Another object is to form the garment of a single sheet of material folded to provide front and back portions, the length of which may be varied to suit the convenience of the wearer and one portion of which is provided with means to permit the same being severed to facilitate removal of the garment.

The above and other objects will appear more clearly from the following detailed description, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, which illustrates preferred embodiments of the inventive idea.

In the drawing- Figure 1 is a front elevation of one form of the garment;

Figure 2 is a transverse section on the line 22 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a plan view of the blank from which the garment is formed; and

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 1 showing a slightly different form of the invention.

The raincoat of the present invention is preferably made of paper which is treated with a waterproof composition and its construction and cost of production is such that the same may be discarded after its first usage.

Referring particularly to Figures 1 to 3 the garment is shown as consisting of a single sheet of material divided intermedi ate its ends by a folding line 5 to form the front and back portions 6 and 7 of tapered formation with the smaller end of each portion adjacent said folding line. The portions 6 and 7 are folded along the line 5 and the longitudinal edges of said portion are secured together by means of flaps 8 on said front portion, said flaps being fastened to the longitudinal edges of the portion 7, as

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indicated in Figure 2, by any suitable adheslve. The portions 6 and 7 adjacent their bottom edges are provided with transverse lines of perforations 9 so that should the garment e too long for any particular person the same may be shortened by tearing oft sections of the front and back portions along the lines of said perforations.

At the top of the portions 6 and 7 and adjacent the folding line 5, the garment is cut out to provide an opening 10 for receiving the head of the wearer when the garment is slipped over the head and supported in position on the body. The portlon 6 is cut to provide aslit 11 which extends downwardly from and communicates with the opening 10 and through the lower end of which projects the upper end of a cord or other flexible element 13. The major portion of the cord 13 is cemented or otherwise suitably secured to the inner surface of the front portion 6 and extends in alignment with the slit 11 from the lower end thereof to the bottom edge of said portion 6. After the garment has been used and it is desired to remove the same the projecting upper end of the cord 13 may be grasped and pulled outwardly and downwardly to sever the portion 6 for its entire length and thereby permit of easy removal of the raincoat. It will, of course, be understood that the ment maybe slipped over the head instead of severing the portion 6 ifit is desired to use said garment again, or, if after having severed said portion 6 and it is again desired to use the garment the cord 13 may be utilized as a girdle or belt to tie the garment in place about the body of the wearer. I In Figure 4 the garment is shown as bemg of substantially the same construction as that in Figure 1, with the exception that the portions 6 and 7 are cut to form arm-holes 14 through which the hands may be extended when the garment is in use. In this form of the invention also the cord 13 is dispensed with and in lieu thereof the portion 6 is provided with a vertical line of perforations extending from the lower end of the slit 11 to the bottom edge of said portion. This line of perforations permits of the portion 6 being severed whenever desired so that the the garment may be readily removed from the body.

What is claimed is:

1. A raincoat formed from a single length of material divided intermediate its ends with a transverse folding line to form front and back portions, the longitudinal edges of which are secured together, one of said portions being provided with an opening and a slit communicating therewith, and means formed on one of said portions extending from said slit to the bottom of said portion defining a line of severance, whereby said portion may be readily ruptured along said line. and said portion transformed from one continuous portion into two fragmentary sections.

2. A raincoat formed from a single length of material provided intermediate its ends with a transverse folding line to divide said length into front and back portions, one of said portions being provided with a head opening, and a slit communicating therewith, the longitudinal edges of one of said portions being formed with fla s to which the longitudinal edges of the ot er portions are secured, and said portions, adjacent their lower ends, being provided with transverse lines of perforations by means of which parts of said portions may be detached to vary the length of the garment.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature.

WALTER GEISLER. 

